Market to Market October 5, 2012 (#3806)

Presidential candidates exchange jabs on the economy in the first of three debates. Midwest business conditions improve modestly, but the outlook is anything but optimistic.Market analysis with Sue Martin. (27:44)

Stories From This Episode

(Oct 5, 2012)
Hello, I'm Mike Pearson. A surge in hiring last month pushed the national unemployment rate below 8 percent for the first time in 3-and-a half years. But the silver lining was not without a cloud.
According to the Labor Department, U.S....

(Oct 5, 2012)
A leading economic indicator in middle America crept above growth neutral this week, for the first time in several months, but not by much. Creighton University’s “Business Conditions Index” registered a weak 50.4 for the month of September....

(Oct 5, 2012)
The unrelenting dryness won't have much effect on the region's corn and soybean crops, which are already being plucked from the fields. But it could hurt other crops, such as winter wheat.

Stories From This Episode

(Oct 5, 2012)
Hello, I'm Mike Pearson. A surge in hiring last month pushed the national unemployment rate below 8 percent for the first time in 3-and-a half years. But the silver lining was not without a cloud.
According to the Labor Department, U.S....

(Oct 5, 2012)
A leading economic indicator in middle America crept above growth neutral this week, for the first time in several months, but not by much. Creighton University’s “Business Conditions Index” registered a weak 50.4 for the month of September....